Where does “margrave” come from?

margrave (English) comes from Middle Dutch marcgrāve, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

margrave (English): A feudal era military-administrative officer of...

Definitions

  1. A feudal era military-administrative officer of...

Ancestry of “margrave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmarcgrāve—
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “margrave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Middle Dutch marcgrāve →
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